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Québec Court of Appeal Clarifies the Duty to Reassign Pregnant Workers

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In Ville de Québec v. Ouellet, a pregnant police sergeant asked her employer, the City of Québec, to assign her safe duties rather than be pulled off the job under the workers’ compensation program known as Program for a safe...more

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PEOs, Pizza Sauce, and Penalties: New York Workers’ Compensation Appellate Roundup – May 2025

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Four workers’ compensation decisions came down from the Appellate Division Thursday, May 29. It was a mixed bag: two good for defense, two not so much....more

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Fifth Circuit Reverses Course after 37 Years; Holds OSHA Has Authority to Enforce Multi-Employer Citation Policy

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On November 26, 2018, the Fifth Circuit released its opinion in Acosta v. Hensel Phelps Construction Co., which held that despite prior rulings to the contrary, OSHA is authorized to issue citations against contractors for...more

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Fifth Circuit Last To Uphold OSHA’s Multi-Employer Worksite Doctrine

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Seyfarth Synopsis: We had blogged previously that OSHA appealed an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ruling that severely limited OSHA’s Multi-Employer Worksite Doctrine and citation of a “controlling employer” general...more

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